document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=545770>Question 545770</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to write the equation for the problem \" no name oatmeal costs 2/3 the price of the leading name brand. if the no name brand is $1.50, how much does the name brand cost\"  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #355722 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=355722\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\">Let the no name oatmeal be N.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the leading brand oatmeal be L.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we know from the given facts that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=N=%282%2F3%29%2AL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"N=%282%2F3%29%2AL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We also know the value for N, it is 1.50<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we can substitute this in our equation:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.50=%282%2F3%29%2AL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.50=%282%2F3%29%2AL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And now we just need to solve for L to find out how much the leading brand costs!<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.50=%282%2F3%29%2AL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.50=%282%2F3%29%2AL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > given<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.50=2%2AL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.50=2%2AL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > multiplied both sides by 3<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.25=L ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.25=L\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divided both sides by 2<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=2.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=2.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our leading brand oatmeal costs $2.25, which makes sense from our given facts.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how we could have also just multiplied the no name brand price by 3/2 to get the leading brand price?<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That would be a little shortcut using the properties of inverse operations!<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!  :)<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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